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Associated Labels and Packaging is so pleased to be part of this project founded by Lotte Davis, CEO and Co-founder of AG Hair. The gift of education is a gift that continues to give in terms of personal strength and surrounding community.

CKF’s Earthcycle TM brand of certified compostable and recyclable moulded fibre punnets for fresh produce are now available with tamper evident peel and reseal top lidding film.

HANSPORT, NS (October 10th, 2017) – While peel and reseal top lidding film is a well established product in the fresh produce market, due to technical challenges, it has been limited in use to only plastic punnets. Through dedicated development by Associated Labels and Packaging Ltd. with CFK’s Earthcycle TM product line, the companies are pleased to launch a new lidding film that strongly adheres to an Earthcycle TM moulded pulp container but can be easily opened and then resealed with a light touch, multiple times. This is a first-in-market product for a peel and reseal lidding film for non-laminated moulded pulp packaging.

A peel and reseal film solution expands the use of the Earthcycle TM punnets to larger club packs while making it even more consumer friendly. “A peel and reseal lidding solution has been on our target development list since we first presented a top sealed Earthcycle punnet in 2013” says Brad Dennis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for CKF Inc. “We know that with more consumer demand moving towards snacking that a resealable lid is necessary.” Resealable lidding film also offers the consumer convenient storage while the packer and retailer can easily stack the packages in transit and at retail. Merchandising of the final produce is not compromised as the large top seal window provides maximum visibility with an environmentally responsible package.

“Environmental stewardship is a founding principle of our company” says Shaun Ashworth, President of Associated Labels and Packaging Ltd. “It is the reason that we gravitated to the Earthcycle product—with its solid environmental credentials. We wanted to find a way to extend the environmental benefits of the Earthcycle packaging to a wider market and to speak to growing retailer demands by offering a peel and reseal feature for our top lidding film.” An Earthcycle TM punnet with a peel and reseal lidding film uses

90% less plastic than a comparable plastic clamshell which means a reduction in waste to landfill and an increased use of renewable resources.

Samples will be on display at PMA Fresh Summit in CKF Booth 5747 and will be featured in the “Fresh Ideas Showcase.” Representatives of both companies will be on hand to answer further questions on the new product.

About Associated Labels and Packaging Ltd.

Since 1981 Associated LP has always looked for ways to stay on top as industry leaders. Another market first for the company took four years of R&D to create North America’s first Non-GMO, home compostable, stand-up pouch. The two year peel and reseal lidding film challenge is yet another example of our willingness to invest and bring positive change for the industry and the environment.

Associated LP is a premium label printing and flexible packaging company locally-owned in Vancouver, Canada. The foundation of the company is based on the PEQ Triangle of “People, Ethics, and Quality” which work together in every aspect of our business. Industries served include food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, personal care and household cleaning supplies.

CKF Inc. is a diversified Canadian-owned manufacturer that proudly offers a wide range of
moulded pulp, foam and rPET products to meet the specific demands of retail consumers, food service operators and the packaging industry. CKF is part of the Scotia Investments Group of Companies.

R.A. Jodrey established Canadian Keyes Fibre Company Limited in the summer of 1933, during the worst of the Great Depression years. The Company began with a single plant in Hantsport, NS – manufacturing pie plates and cake circles for bakeries. CKF has experienced uninterrupted growth since its establishment and now operates 5 plants across the country—Hantsport, Rexdale, two in Langley and Delta—employing over 650 people. Nationally recognized brand Royal Chinet® is one of CKF’s best known products and stands as a symbol for many Canadians of family, friends and joyous occasions.

Associated Labels and Packaging was happy to support the efforts in the City of Coquitlam’s first attempt at the international Communities in Bloom (CiB) competition. Our company was on the tour showcasing our honey bees to the judges, they suited up and came into the compound for a closer look. The theme for Coquitlam for this years CiB was pollinators so the fit was perfect! We sent the judges off with a jar of last seasons honey, as well as, some samples of our fully backyard compostable, non-GMO, stand-up pouches. They were impressed!

The City of Coquitlam came in second and achieved Five Blooms – Silver and an “Outstanding Achievement Award for Urban Forestry.” We congratulate the city, and the staff for all their hard work in creating such a wonderful and inclusive program. The city is a greater place for all the time and effort invested.

Check out the judges tour, and see if you can pick out our bee keepers 🙂

The days are getting shorter and darker, Halloween is coming closer, and monster sightings are on the rise. Time to empower your kids to fight back with their very own MONSTER SPRAY!!! The very eye catching metallic label stock is even more mesmerizing in person. Come by and pick one up at or reception and see for yourself!

For the second year in a row, Associated Labels and Packaging is participated in the Communities in Bloom Competition in partnership with the City of Coquitlam (CoQ).

In 2016 our company was first approached to participate in the competition after our staff helped plant native species in the adjacent creek as part of a restoration project. We gladly accepted having just installed our two new bee hives. In addition, we showcased our first in North America: Non-GMO, Backyard Compostable, Stand-Up Pouch to the national judges! Needless to say they were impressed with the pouch that fully composts in 90 days and our pollinators buzzing around. The CoQ ended up winning the award for the national “Over-50,000” population category, and received a “5 Blooms Silver” rating. With the outstanding mark of 88 percent, the CoQ decided to participate in the international competition. After the 2016 win, the City of Coquitlam parks staff approached our company to join their Communities in Bloom Task Force; we happily accepted. Each couple of months our representative would attend meetings to discuss strategies and ideas to help win the next event.

This year the City will compete against others in the same population category except on an international level. Our beautiful city is up against other amazing cities such as Bruges Belgium, Wood Buffalo Alberta and Holland Michigan. Once again our company will be on the judges tour next week, and since this year the theme is pollinators, we will be taking them into our apiary which has doubled in size since last year! In addition to the hives, we have installed a modest native food forest which hosts Nodding Onions, Mountain Strawberries, Camas and the like; in addition to our regular vegetable garden.

We are proud to be participants in this years event to help educate others about pollination, environmental initiatives and community involvement to the best of our ability.

You can see our apiary in the attached video at the 00:26 second mark 😉

Our mission is: We Build. We Educate. We Mentor. One Girl Can is focused on creating gender equality through education for girls living in extreme poverty in Africa.

To: Shaun Ashworth

Subject: One Girl Can – University Scholarship Donation

Hi Shaun,

Many thanks for your generosity in providing a full university scholarship for a bright girl, who would otherwise surely have gone back to resume life in her village – more educated and motivated to perhaps start a small business and make changes in her life, but nothing to the degree that a university degree will…

…Thank you as well for taking the time to attend the event with your team Shaun, I was really moved by this effort. It was nice to finally meet you.
Warm regards,

AssociatedLP acknowledges there is no silver bullet for combating climate change or environmental sustainability. That said, every little bit helps!

Our company is a member of the OSC2 Group, (One Step Closer to an Organic Sustainable Community). During our visit to Anaheim for the Natural Products Expo West Convention in March, our team attended an OSC2 gathering. This event included the viewing of a very special clip called “The Compost Story,” put on by Kiss the Ground. This cause is very important to us, and we decided then and there to sponsor the group and help continue their awareness campaign and good work!

Soil is such an integral part of our survival, and with so many of us now living in cities than at any time in our previous history; this cause is even more significant. We so often cover up rich soil with cement, asphalt and even worse, plastic in the form of turf grass! We are such a sterile generation, and it’s time to get dirty and enjoy the origins of life! If you have no time to kick off your shoes and socks and dig your toes into nature, than at least consider composting at your home or apartment building.

Don’t like the idea of fruit flies or rotting food in your place? There is a simple solution (which I personally just discovered…) FREEZE IT! If there isn’t any facilities in your building for composting, ask for it! Or start dumping it in discreet locations in your parkade until people complain enough… hahaha

It’s time we start doing our part as individuals; AssociatedLP is doing its part, after four years of research and development, we have created North Americas first non-gmo, organic, fully backyard compostable, stand-up pouch. For more information on how you can change your pouch or other film applications to compostable, contact us at sales@associated-labels.com

We are so honoured to receive this recognition for the second year in a row! Our presence in Vancouver, Western Canada and the Pacific North West exceeds expectations each year. Our company motto this year has been “Next Level,” this means with technology, our staff and facility. We are a leader in our industry, and “the proof is in the printing.”

Out of 49 office staff, 26 of this positions are held by women in Sales, Administration, Accounting and the Art Department. All of our office staff have access to benefits including paid education in their related field, or a field which they would like to grow into. Our office culture has always been a strong family, and within our family we practice respect for one another. We believe that we already model well the UN theme for “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030.”

The UN recommendations are quite straight forward: “We want to construct a different world of work for women. As they grow up, girls must be exposed to a broad range of careers, and encouraged to make choices that lead beyond the traditional service and care options to jobs in industry, art, public service, modern agriculture and science. We have to start change at home and in the earliest days of school, so that there are no places in a child’s environment where they learn that girls must be less, have less, and dream smaller than boys. This will take adjustments in parenting, curricula, educational settings, and channels for everyday stereotypes like TV, advertising and entertainment; it will take determined steps to protect young girls from harmful cultural practices like early marriage, and from all forms of violence.”